[Ad libs]



[Verse 1:]

Baby take a seat

Got something I wanna say to you

Before things get crazy

I'm a need to let out the truth

I wanna tell you, no I have to tell you

I gotta let this out before he do

And before you say a word

I'm a need your undivided please

Until I'm finish just try not to say a thing

Ooh in a way it's just so complicated

To fix my mouth and say these words to you



[Pre-Chorus:]

See it's not what you thinking

So don't jump to conclusions

And it's really not that bad

Don't wanna cause confusion

Put you self in my position

Just hear me out and listen

Understand my condition

Got to let you know

So here I go



[Chorus:]

Before you were my man

I was chilling with this guy I knew

Before you were my man

Didn't know that he know you

You should understand (yeah)

No more circumstance(oh woah)

Didn't know he was your friend

Before you were my man



I met him at this party

Sitting at the bar he

Walked right up to me (yeah)

Bought me some bacardi

Caught up in the moment

I was feeling lonely (lonely)

Don't know how it happened

But this was all before

You were my man



[Verse 2:]

Now that I confessed

I think that I should

Explain myself

It lasted for so long

Swear that it was nothing else

Just take a minute

To take it all in

Even though it's hard for you to do

I can tell that your upset

By the look you have upon your face

Let me apologize

For taking so long to say

That your best friend (huh)

He was my man

I know it's hard for you to understand



[Pre-Chorus:]

See it's not what you thinking

So don't jump to conclusions

And it's really not that bad

Don't wanna cause confusion

Put you self in my position (yeah)

Just hear me out and listen (oh no no no)

Understand my condition

Got to let you know

So here I go (before)



[Chorus:]

Before you were my man

I was chilling with this guy I knew (guy I knew)

Before you were my man

Didn't know that he know you (you)

You should understand (yeah)

No more circumstance(oh woah)

Didn't know he was your friend (friend)

Before you were my man (man)



I met him at this party

Sitting at the bar he

Walked right up to me (yeah)

Bought me some bacardi

Caught up in the moment (caught up in the moment)

I was feeling lonely (lonely)

(I was feeling lonely)

Don't know how it happened

But this was all before

You were my man



[Bridge:]

Yeah I know

It's crazy (baby)

Now when we come around

You think about what went down

You should have known

Cause when we would come through

I would up and leave the room

Avoiding the truth

Before



[Chorus:]

Before you were my man

I was chilling with this guy I knew

Before you were my man

Didn't know that he know you

You should understand (yeah)

No more circumstance(oh woah)

Didn't know he was your friend

Before you were my man



I met him at this party

Sitting at the bar he

Walked right up to me (yeah)

Bought me some bacardi (oh yeah)

Caught up in the moment (I was feeling lonely)

I was feeling lonely (lonely)

Don't know how it happened

But this was all before

You were my man (my man my man my man oh ooh)



[Talking:]

You it's crazy I had to tell you this way

But it started to get obvious when he came around

I'm glad I got this off my chest and I hope it doesn't change anything between us